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2001 Central Tibetan Administration general election

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Kalön Tripa

Candidate Lobsang Tenzin Juchen Thubten Namgyal Party Independent Independent Popular vote 29,000 Percentage 84.54% 12%

Kalön Tripa before election Sonam Topgyal Independent Elected Kalön Tripa Lobsang Tenzin Independent

General elections for the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government in exile) were held on 29 July 2001. For the first time, voters elected the Kalön Tripa (Prime Minister), as well as members of Parliament. Previously the Prime Minister had been appointed by the Dalai Lama under the Parliament's ratification. This was part of a series of reforms encouraged by the Dalai Lama for the democratization of the exile Tibetan community. Lobsang Tenzin, the 5th Samdhong Rinpoche won the election with more than 80% of the vote.

Results

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As is traditional in this process, preliminary or sometimes called primary elections were held months before, on 12 May 2001 with the following results:

References

1. von Welck, Hubertus (2003). Exile as Challenge: The Tibetan Diaspora. ISBN 9788125025559. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
2. "Samdhong Rinpoche is the new Kalon Tripa". Central Tibetan Administration. August 20, 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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